Force Ships Leave Pearl Harbor For Bikini Test
A large group of target and support ships led by Vice Adm. Blandy departed Pearl Harbor for Bikini lagoon to conduct atomic tests. The operation aims to measure underwater blast effects with a sub surface bomb set for July 1 or soon after and must wrap by September for civilian observers.
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Elton
Bikini
W. S. Parsons
Blanday
Navy
Calder Rock
Bilandy
Pearl Harbor
Independence
Dentuda
Parche
Apagon
Pilotfish
Co. P. Cecil
Furse
Wharton
Kenneth Whiting
Nevada
Pennsyvania
Arkansas
New York
United States
Deaths From Wisconsin Areas Highlight Local Obituaries
Nels Mickelson 87 of Pine Knob dies in La Crosse hospital from pneumonia with funeral services planned in Readstown and burial at North Kickapoo church. Willard Johnson 38 dies in tractor accident. services set at St Marys church and Pine Cliff cemetery. Miss Isabel McCabe born 1890 Holmen. funeral at St James church. survived by no immediate relatives.
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Readstown
Wis
Nels Mickelson
Pine Knob
la Crosse Hospital
Anderson Funeral Home
North Kickapoo Church
H. T. Haagenson
Galesville
Willard Johnson
St. Mary's Catholic Church
J. T. Murphy
Pine Cliff Cemetery
Clarence Brown
Holmen
Isabel
St. James Catholic
Charles D. Brady
McCabe
Barney McCabe
Ent Arntsen
Halfway
Chicago newspapers raise stand prices by a penny
Chicago papers increased their newsstand prices by one cent each. The Sun, Tribune and the Herald American raised stand prices from four to five cents while the Daily Times moved from three to four cents. Home delivery rates stayed the same. On May 4 the Herald American also raised its Saturday edition from five to ten cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chi
Rap
Beens
The
Herald- American
Daily Times
Pepper Urges Labor Debate in Senate Showdown
Senator Pepper declared readiness for a vote on labor disputes legislation fueling an early Senate confrontation. He promotes a plan to record congressional support for industrial health and welfare funds, as Byrd presses to outlaw employer welfare payments not union managed. Tensions rise after exchanges with Byrd and Hatch over alleged stall tactics and threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pepper
Senate
Congress
Florida
Byrd
D-Va
Hatch
D-Nm
Glass
Discharged Marines Injured In Accident Near Chaseburg
ETTRICK Wis Special Donald Johnson and Leslie Christianson both 19 recently discharged from the marine service are hospitalized in La Crosse after an automobile collision near Chaseburg Monday. Johnson suffered severe cuts and bruises while Christianson has a cracked pelvic bone. They were riding a pickup owned by Frank Williams who drove to La Crosse for initial care. Both served in the Pacific theater.
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Williams
Pacific Area
Proclamation Declares Buddy Poppy Day in La Crosse
The city marks May 25 1946 as Buddy Poppy Day in memory of veterans and their dependents. The proclamation notes the Bud dy Poppy as America's flower of remembrance and urges citizens to contribute while wearing the poppy on Memorial Day in honor of those who gave for the country. Signed at City Hall May 21 1946.
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United States
America
Buddy
la Crosse
City Hall
Girl Scouts Earn First Aid Diplomas in Local Class
Certificates were awarded to a group of Junior Red Cross first aid students trained by Mrs. Laura Rogge. Receivers include Delores Anderson Carole Dittman Joanne Edwards Joanne Erickson Patricia Erickson Marilyn Guberud Barbara Larson Edna Larson Jacqueline Peshak Nancy Rogstad Helen Rynning Marilyn Standiford Betty Steinmetz Ann Stokke Mary Ann Tooke and Carolyn Wolle.
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Red Cross
Laura Rogge
Delores Anderson
Carole Dittman
Joanne Edwards
Joanne Erickson
Patricia Erickson
Marilyn Guberud
Barbara Larson
Edna Larson
Jacqueline Peshak
Nancy Rogstad
Helen Rynning
Marilyn Standiford
Betty Steinmetz
Ann Stokke
Mary Ann Tooke
Carolyn Wolle
H G Wells Predicted Atomic Power in 1894
The historian notes H G Wells anticipated atomic energy long before modern physics. He imagined harnessing powerful forces within the atom and warned of humanity misusing such knowledge, reflecting 1890s speculative science.
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H. G. Wells
Forest rangers in Ouray say wildlife thrive when left alone
Near Ouray Colorado native Rocky Mountain animals such as deer and wild sheep fare better without human feeding. Experiments show hay and other foods given to wildlife often cause death, so forest service workers will let animals choose their own fare.
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Ouray
Colo
Rocky Mountain Region
United States Forest Service
U. W. Will Honor Two Chicagoans Saturday
Madison program to honor George Haight and William Hagenah of Chicago for distinguished service to the University of Wisconsin. Haight chairs the alumni research foundation. Hagenah sponsors the Hagenah plan for developing the lower campus. Kohler to outline the foundation’s gift program. Alumni gift awards to Carl Goldbeck and Beverly Saxe as outstanding juniors.
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Madison
George IL. Haight
William J. Hagenah
Chicago
University of Wisconsin
Haight
Alumni Research Foundation
Hagenah
Herbert Kohler
Kohler
Foundation
Carl Goldbeck
Appleton
Beverly Saxe
Janesville
Toastmasters Meet at YMCA with Noted Speakers
The Toastmasters club met at the YMCA on Tuesday evening with Silas Nelson as toastmaster. Speakers included George Hemingway on Standard Watches, John Patterson on Recapping, and Martin Scullin on Meteors. Casey Gregorich served as general critic, with Harold Cram John Arnison and Walton Nustand as critics. Grammarian Glen Bowman and table topic chair Charles Ping led a session on immigration quotas. Arnold Kahler of the federal revenue department joined as a new member.
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YMCA
Silas Nelson
George Hemingway
John Patterson
Martin Scullin
Casey Gregorich
Harold Cram
John Arnison
Walton Nustand
Glen Bowman
Charles Ping
Arnold Kahler
Federal Revenue Department
Grand Central Parkway Carries 15 Million Vehicles Yearly
The seven mile Grand Central Parkway in New York City handles about 15 million motor vehicles annually, highlighting its heavy traffic role in the region.
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Grand Central Parkway
New York City
Three brideship babies die on voyage to New York
New York port officials report three infants died aboard the Zebulon Vance war bride ship during a 13 day crossing from Le Havre to New York. Sixteen others, mostly six months old, were stricken by an undetermined illness and removed to Fort Hamilton Army Hospital in Brooklyn. The vessel carried 426 war brides and children from France Belgium Poland and Holland and arrived on Monday.
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New York
Zebulon Vance
le Havre
Col
John A. Schiess
Army Hospital
Fort Hamilton
Brooklyn
France
Belgium
Poland
Holland
Schiess
Seabees to become permanent part of peacetime Navy
The Seabees will be a permanent branch of the peacetime Navy with a training base and supply depot at Port Hueneme California. Hearing records show a 1947 budget plan for 7000 Seabees, with an aspiration to reach 22000 total as the force grows.
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U.S
Navy
Washington
Port Hueneme
Calif
House
Navy Appropriations
John J. Manning
Honor Merchant Mariners Memorial Service in Milwaukee
Members of the Merchant Marine Veterans Organization of Wisconsin will drop a wreath into Lake Michigan from a car ferry to honor mariners who lost their lives during World War III. The ceremony occurs in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Merchant Marine Veterans’ Organization of Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Extra gas and wear on roads vs gravel driving
A car traveling 10 000 miles on earth roads costs 70 more than driving the same distance on gravel due to higher fuel use and tire wear.
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Force
Isabel McCabe
Chicago Papers
Carter
Carver
Rochester
N. Y
JOE’ Auto
South
Fantle
California
Sg S Tait
U. W
Toastmasters’ Club
LACR
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Arenz Shoe CO
Hermitage
Ath
Phillips & Sons Dist. Corp
Exclusive Dist
Connie Lowedge
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